Palmyra man jailed for rape of child

Palmyra Police have arrested a 29-year old Palmyra man for rape of a child, deviate sexual intercourse and related crimes for his actions against a child that may have started when the girl was 5.

Javier Ortega, of North Railroad Street, was arrested Thursday and transported to Central Booking for arraignment by District Judge Carl Garver. Bail was set at $200,000 and Ortega was transported to Lebanon County Correctional Facility.

According to the investigating officer, Jared Henry of the Palmyra Borough Police Department, the victim was first interviewed on Feb. 20. She was 8 years old at the time. The case was referred to the police by Lebanon County Children and Youth Services as a suspected child abuse case, according to the court paperwork on file.

The girl described what Ortega did to her and anatomical drawings were provided for her to point to the parts of the body she was talking about, the report stated. The girl said the first time the incidents happened was when she was between 5 and 7 years old.

She explained that Ortega would perform sex acts with her in different rooms of the home. He also made her promise not to tell others, the report stated.

Ortega was charged with rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, two counts of indecent assault of a child and indecent exposure.

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